The 2022 PCS season was the third year of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS), a professional esports league for the MOBAPC gameLeague of Legends.

The spring split began with the first day of the regular season on 11 February and concluded with the spring finals on 17 April.

The summer split began with the first day of the regular season on 1 July and concluded with the summer finals on 4 September.

Spring

Teams and rosters

Half of the teams in the PCS withdrew from the league prior to the 2022 season, including the PCS' representatives from the Philippines and Thailand.[1]Berjaya Dragons, BOOM Esports, Hong Kong Attitude, Liyab Esports, and Machi Esports all withdrew from the PCS, and were replaced by CTBC Flying Oyster, Deep Cross Gaming, Frank Esports, Meta Falcon Team, and SEM9. Alpha Esports also rebranded as Hurricane Gaming.[2]

Teams Players Coach(es)
Top Jungle Mid Bot Support
Beyond Gaming Liang Likai Husha Minji Wako Kino Benny Wulala
CTBC Flying Oyster Rest Gemini Mission Atlen Shunn Koala Achie KMT
Deep Cross Gaming Leaky Hana Nestea Cryscata Woody Enzz
Hurricane Gaming ICU aoliao qiaqia BangTwo EnHoa Sen
J Team Driver Kongyue Uniboy Lilv Enso BigWei
Meta Falcon Team Taco 665 Wen Whale Epoch Renhao Lx2
Frank Esports Kirt Holo Pretender MnM K2 Rebirth Skywalk
PSG Talon Hanabi Juhan Bay Unified Kaiwing CorGi Tom
Impunity Esports Quiet tako Faith Blaze CraliX pinwei Jayz
SEM9 Shiromine Arashi QaspieL Kirino Lezar Clayx Felia Axin

Regular season standings

  • Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
PosTeam WLPtsQualification
1 PSG Talon 16 2 14 Advance to winners' bracket second round
2 J Team 14 4 10
3 CTBC Flying Oyster 13 5 8[a]Start in winners' bracket
4 Deep Cross Gaming 13 5 8[a]
5 Beyond Gaming 11 7 4
6 Meta Falcon Team 8 10 −2
7 Frank Esports 7 11 −4 Start in losers' bracket
8 Impunity Esports 6 12 −6
9 Hurricane Gaming 2 16 −14
10 SEM9 0 18 −18
Source: PCS Facebook pageNotes:
  1. ^ abCTBC Flying Oyster defeated Deep Cross Gaming in a tiebreaker match.

Playoffs

Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Semifinals (WB, BO5)Finals (BO5)
1.PSG Talon3
4.Deep Cross Gaming3R1 Deep Cross Gaming0
5. Beyond Gaming1R2 PSG Talon1
R2CTBC Flying Oyster3
2. J Team0
3.CTBC Flying Oyster3R1CTBC Flying Oyster3
6. Meta Falcon Team0
WB CTBC Flying Oyster2
LBPSG Talon3
Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Round 3 (BO5)Semifinals (LB, BO5)
R1 Frank Esports0
7.Frank Esports3WBDeep Cross Gaming3R3 J Team2
WB Meta Falcon Team0R2 Deep Cross Gaming1WBPSG Talon3
R2J Team3
R1 Beyond Gaming2
8. Impunity Esports0WBJ Team3
WBBeyond Gaming3

Ranking

Place Team Prize (USD) Prize share Qualification
1st PSG Talon $30,000 37.5% 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
2nd CTBC Flying Oyster $14,000 17.5%
3rd J Team $10,000 12.5%
4th Deep Cross Gaming $7,000 8.75%
5th–6th Beyond Gaming $4,500 5.625%
Frank Esports
7th–8th Impunity Esports $3,000 3.75%
Meta Falcon Team
9th Hurricane Gaming $2,000 2.5%
10th SEM9

Summer

Teams and rosters

Dewish Team acquired the PCS spot of Hurricane Gaming prior to the start of the summer split.

Teams Players Coach(es)
Top Jungle Mid Bot Support
Beyond Gaming Liang Likai Husha Minji SeNBon Wako Kino Benny Wulala
CTBC Flying Oyster Rest Gemini Mission Atlen Shunn Koala Achie KMT
Deep Cross Gaming Leaky Hana Nestea Cryscata Woody Coldicee
Dewish Team Lacunae WSL xiaotu BangTwo EnHoa Sen
J Team Driver Rock Kongyue Uniboy Lilv Enso BigWei Nash
Meta Falcon Team Taco 665 Renhao Hong2 Wen Hong2 Whale 1SSUE Lx2
Frank Esports YSKM Holo Pretender MnM Keres Rebirth Skywalk Jazkit
PSG Talon Hanabi Burry Gori Unified Kaiwing CorGi Tom
Impunity Esports ICU Jackpot Alex Apex Husky Anex Lz Natur3 Winnie Yusin 2188 Zest Dreamer REFRA1N
SEM9 N0name Arashi QaspieL Lezar Axin XieDoDo XieDoDo QaspieL Axin Axin Felia QaspieL AhWood

Regular season standings

  • Format: Double round robin, best-of-one
PosTeam WLPtsQualification
1 PSG Talon 14 4 10 Advance to winners' bracket second round
2 Deep Cross Gaming 13 5 8[a]
3 J Team 13 5 8[a]Start in winners' bracket
4 CTBC Flying Oyster 12 6 6[b]
5 Frank Esports 12 6 6[b]
6 Beyond Gaming 11 7 4
7 Meta Falcon Team 6 12 −6 Start in losers' bracket
8 Impunity Esports 5 13 −8
9 SEM9 2 16 −14[c]
10 Dewish Team 2 16 −14[c]
Source: PCS Facebook pageNotes:
  1. ^ abDeep Cross Gaming defeated J Team in a tiebreaker match.
  2. ^ abCTBC Flying Oyster defeated Frank Esports in a tiebreaker match.
  3. ^ abSEM9 had the better head-to-head record against Dewish Team (2–0).

Playoffs

Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Semifinals (WB, BO5)Finals (BO5)
1. PSG Talon2
4.CTBC Flying Oyster3R1CTBC Flying Oyster3
5. Frank Esports1R2CTBC Flying Oyster3
R2 Beyond Gaming1
2. Deep Cross Gaming0
3. J Team1R1Beyond Gaming3
6.Beyond Gaming3
WBCTBC Flying Oyster3
LB Beyond Gaming0
Round 1 (BO5)Round 2 (BO5)Round 3 (BO5)Semifinals (LB, BO5)
R1 J Team0
7. Meta Falcon Team0WBPSG Talon3R3 PSG Talon2
WBJ Team3R2PSG Talon3WBBeyond Gaming3
R2 Deep Cross Gaming1
R1 Frank Esports0
8. Impunity Esports1WBDeep Cross Gaming3
WBFrank Esports3

Ranking

Place Team Prize (USD) Prize share Qualification
1st CTBC Flying Oyster $30,000 37.5% 2022 World Championship main event
2nd Beyond Gaming $14,000 17.5% Qualifikationsrunde der Weltmeisterschaft 2022
3. PSG Talon 10.000 US-Dollar 12,5 %
4. Deep Cross Gaming 7.000 US-Dollar 8,75 %
5.–6. Frank Esports 4.500 US-Dollar 5,625 %
J-Team
7.–8. Impunity Esports 3.000 US-Dollar 3,75 %
Meta Falcon Team
9. SEM9 2.000 US-Dollar 2,5 %
10. Dewish-Team

Referenzen

  1. ^ Kalro, Nikhil (30. Januar 2022). „PCS Spring 2022 kehrt am 11. Februar mit starker taiwanesischer Beteiligung zurück“ . Esports.net . Abgerufen am 1. Juli 2022 .
  2. ^ O'Dwyer, Samuel (28. Januar 2022). „Riot stellt neue Teams, Regeln und den Zeitplan für den PCS Spring Split 2022 vor“ . Dot Esports . Abgerufen am 12. Februar 2022 .